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Thousands Celebrate Cultural Heritage at Moorhead’s Celtic Festival

The fifteenth annual event featured live music, arts and crafts, and free Celtic food

March 10, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — For the fifteenth year in a row, thousands embraced Celtric traditions with the Fargo Park District and their families at the 15th annual Celtic Festival in Moorhead. “You learn things about your own heritage, there’s some neat gifts here which keeps the wife happy, and the entertainers are great,” said Dean Nelson, an attendee of the Celtic Festival….

LIVE: Irish Dancing Celebrating Celtic Culture

Explore Celtic Culture at Hjemkomst Center this Weekend

March 9, 2018

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Stephanie D’Ambrosio, Event Specialist with the Fargo Park District joins Adam to celebrate Gaelic culture ahead of this weekend’s Celtic Festival at the Hjemkomst Center. The 15th annual festival celebrates seven Celtic countries. There will be music and dance performances, Celtic foods, activities and crafts for kids. Then, Celine Baer and Hadley Songstad with the McDonald’s School of Irish…

Hjemkomst Center Lets People Try Foods from the Bible

brunch included many Mediterranean dishes

October 29, 2017

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — During the era in which the St. John’s Bible takes place, there was no such thing as coffee, sugar, chocolate or potatoes. The Hjemkomst Center gave people the chance to experience what food was like during that time period at a “Foods in the Bible” fundraiser. Much of the food included Mediterranean dishes including lamb, goat, cheese and…

LIVE: Viking History Comes Alive At Midwest Viking Festival

Two Vikings Tell Us Why Norse Culture Should Be Celebrated

June 21, 2017

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Tim Jorgensen and Kyle Jameson show up in period-accurate Viking garb to tell Adam about this weekend’s Midwest Viking Festival at the Hjemkomst Center. The festival will showcase all aspects of Viking culture, from weaponry and ships, to textile making, bowls and shoes. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 23rd and Saturday, June 24th….